diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/opensuse-pip-f708b89d30557f0a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/opensuse-pip-f708b89d30557f0a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffa6b5568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/opensuse-pip-f708b89d30557f0a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Works around `broken setuptools in virtual environments on openSUSE Leap
+    <https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2008591>`_.
diff --git a/scripts/install-deps.sh b/scripts/install-deps.sh
index 893c5e9a6..15d9f4a8d 100755
--- a/scripts/install-deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-deps.sh
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ EOF
 
 export PIP_OPTS="--upgrade-strategy only-if-needed"
 
+if [[ $OS_FAMILY == "Suse" ]]; then
+    # https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2008591
+    ${PIP} install -U setuptools
+fi
+
 echo "Installing bindep"
 ${PIP} install bindep